A week in review

This week started off with a doctors appointment and ended with one. I had my glucose test Monday which I managed to fail. Awesome way to begin my week. So now I am going to have to be in a sugar comma in a couple weeks to prove that my body can handle sugar. Otherwise the baby is doing well. He still likes to play around with the doctor so they have to search for his heartbeat. For some reason they don't understand that he hangs low. He prefers to be right on my bladder like James use to.
Ansley had a great week at school. She had her first after school playdate with a friend from her class!! She had a wonderful time. She even managed to tell Kathryn's mom that her cousin lives in a crack house. Lovely!! Did I have some explaining to do when I picked her up.
James had a good week too. He loves being at school. I think it is because most of his class is boys. Bless his teachers. His teacher told me this week that he is a rule follower. Whenever someone is doing something wrong he is the first one to step in and tell them the rules. His new favorite thing to do is to help daddy do things. He will help Bob get dressed for work in the morning by helping him put his shoes and belt on. The they make the bed together. Too cute!!!
The week ended on a good note for James because he finally pooped in the potty and got his monster truck. A bad note for Ansley because she has strep throat. Tomorrow is a stay at home day to clean out more closets and rooms!!!
Christine

Oh dear!!!

When this potty training experience started I figured James is a boy and it is going to take a while. He has mastered peeing in the potty. We don't have to remind him to go anymore. He has decided that he can do the process by himself. So far so good. He even wakes up in the morning dry. Can we say rock star. However, we have yet to not have a traumatic experience doing number 2 on the potty. Most of the time he is running to the potty every 2 mins scared to do it in his pants and on the potty. What does this equal holding it until he blows. We have not been punishing him just trying to encourage him in a positive way. Well Sunday night while Bob was at church I was getting the kids ready for bed and my patience ended. I knew he needed to pee before bed. He ran down the hall to Ansley's room to get a book the next thing I hear is a scream and "mommy I pee pee on floor." at this point I was still calm that is easy to clean. Then I walk into the porta potty my son has made of the hallway floor. The smell was enough to make my eyes water. The poop was up and down the hallway. I took the opposite approach I had been taking. As James describes it "I screamed at him." This was the first time I had really been upset with him. Ansley described my reaction to her GranDonna as "mommy said words I am not allowed to say." Thank you Ansley for throwing me out there. James definitely understood I was upset and continues daily to explain to me where the poop goes. He now understands the difference from mommy being happy and mommy being mad. I think I was more scarred than he was!! The big monster truck is still in the closet waiting for a celebration!!

Christine

Ansley

This is one happy big girl. Last weekend was trade in at babies r us so we traded in Ansley's car seat for a booster seat. She had gotten too tall for her old seat so I decided to let her move up to a seat belt from a five point harness. She is so excited!!!





Ansley is loving school and really relaxing and enjoying being at Sweet Apple. She now goes up to many of my co workers and gives them a hug. Today she came in while I still had a student. She began talking to him and shared her treat with him. Melt my heart!!!
She has been rocking her popcorn words and even trying to sound out new words.
Here is a work sample from the week.



This was a lesson on debugging. She had to draw a picture on what bugs her. The green bug would be her brother!
Since we spend so much time together these days she was in another one of her deep conversations today after school. She made sure I knew that she can't wait for her baby to arrive and that she is willing to change his stinky diapers. I give that one diaper and then she will change her mind.

Go Jackets

I am of course playing blog catch up again. Last weekend we took both kids to the Georgia Tech game. They made it through all the pre game stuff and the first quarter then that was it.









James loved watching the game.





Can't get enough of cousin Logan!!





The kids and I headed to the car and went out for some shopping at Atlantic Station. Well that was squashed when James fell asleep within the first minute of driving. So we parked in Peachtree Christians parking lot and took at good 45 minute nap.

Let the Festival season begin!

I am not sure why but I make it my mission to make it to as many fall festivals around this area! Last week we went to Johns Creek art festival. That one was good for art lovers. The kids stuff was just ok. Today we went to Newtown Park for their festival. This is my favorite so far. They had the farmers market going. The festival was geared toward families! Tickets were sold for the booths which included fishing, bounce houses, face painting, arts and crafts, and many other games.
This was James watching the fire truck extend it's ladder.



He spent his time on the bounce house while Ansley and I explored the other booths. By the time we left the man at the bounce house said you know the drill.. Tickets there and go on in.
Making a sand bracelet.


Then onto face painting.


Finally the playground.


After free hot dogs and slushies it was time to head home!!!

Football

James decided to wake us up at 6:30 this morning to ask to watch football. I can only imagine the grin on Bob's face after this request was made. Friday night Bob was trying to hook up the computer to the TV so we could watch the Tech game on Saturday. James was highly impressed.
Here is the play by play from a two year old.














The dog was not as impressed.

Grandparents Day

Friday was Grandparents day at Sweet Apple! We are so lucky to have both grandparents so close and able to go to events like this.
This was the first time my Dad and Donna got to see Ansley's school.



And I forgot to mention that Hannah enjoyed seeing Ansley's room!!


We are so blessed to have two sets of wonderful and involved Grandparents. Thank you for making this such a great day for Ansley!!!

Exhausting week

Ansley has been enjoying earning her stickers all week. The tears were down to a minimum. Her teacher has a cute webpage of the going ons in her classroom. Every Friday they cook. Here are some cute photos from the fun!!
Making friendship fruit salad


This picture is so funny. Check out the kids behind the boy! Typical kindergarten classroom.


Table 3 friends.


We have had a great time doing homework during the week and learning popcorn words!! Friday they went to the science lab. She was so excited to tell me all about the fun she had.
I learned this week that even some adults can't play with sticks. We have had an abundance of sticks in our yard lately. So after the kids go to bed I take Oscar outside to burn some energy! Well Monday I snapped a stick onto my chest. That felt great! So Tuesday I tried to up that accident with throwing a stick directly into my eye at full speed. Yes, that takes talent. Immediately my eye went black and blood started coming out. At that moment all I could think was my eyeball is gone. My mom was so kind to rush over to the house so Bob could drive me to the Northside ER. All the urgent cares around us closed at 7. The ER was very nice thank goodness all the puckers seemed to not be there. It is amazing how many times I had to tell people I was pregnant. It is pretty obvious that I am. When the doctor finally came in and apologized for taking so long because he glued his hand to a patients head he checked my eye out and put a patch on and gave me some heavy pain killers and sent us on our way. I really think people who go to the ER go there for some easy access to strong drugs. Why give me such heavy drugs for my eye especially if I am pregnant. The nurse joked that the baby would love it. I really didn't find that funny. Nor was the pain that bad for drugs with codeine in it. Needless to say those went straight to the trash! I did have to take a day of work off to visit the opthamologist. Luckily, the stick only left me with nasty cornea abrasions. My eye should be back to normal with in two weeks. The best part is I am the running joke of the family. If the kids are doing something crazy Bob likes to remind them about my eye. Now I not only get daily updates from Ansley about how big my belly is getting but she likes to inform me that my eye is looking "much more better."
James and potty training update:
James is a rock star. He remained dry the rest of the week. He is beginning to run to the bathroom without me having to remind him. He is still too short for the toliet so he has almost cracked his head trying to get up by himself. Poop is still a mess. But he is definitely grossed out by it. Last night we we at the pool with Kristy and Brian and the kids. The kids were playing in the baby pool and us adults were sitting at the table enjoying a quiet moment. James got out of the pool and was standing next to it in a way that looked like he was peeing into the pool. So we are all laughing at him because he had a squirt gun so it really looked like he was. Well that funny moment turned real when he gave me the look of fear and grossed out. Yep, he did the unthinkable..poop! I couldn't get mad at him because I was laughing so hard. I did have to thank him for getting out of the pool to do it.

Christine

Game day!!

Christine